Polity Kingdom of Benin (British Military Occupation)

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Was a kingdom in southern Nigeria created by the Edo population. It has no relation to modern-day Benin. It was conquered by the British in a military expedition of 1897 and after a short occupation added to the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.

Establishment

  • February 1897: The 'Sapoba' column, and the 'Main column' reached Benin City after 10 days of bitter fighting.

Chronology

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1. Benin Expedition of 1897

Was a punitive expedition by a British force against the Benin Empire.

  • February 1897: The 'Sapoba' column, and the 'Main column' reached Benin City after 10 days of bitter fighting.

Disestablishment

  • January 1898: The Kingdom of Benin was conquered by a British punitive expedition in 1897. [...] The British exiled Oba Ovonramwen, the last independent Oba, to Calabar and incorporated the Kingdom of Benin into the British colonial empire.